Back to School : News & Current Events - July-August, 2011

What's Happening Now:

Field Trips to Movies - Jump and Play, Skating Rink and Parks

Art Exhibition - July 29th: You are cordially invited to an art exhibition from featured artist at Barrington Academy. All art is up for sale !

Upcoming events
August 1st : -- Pre-k End Of the Year Program :  First day Of School

Aug.26th-29th: Georgia funded Pre-k will be out of school

Back to school Quote

• The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.  ~Sydney J. Harris
  
• The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.  ~Aristotle

Featured Craft  ----  Pencil Pockets

Materials

Scissors
Old pair of jeans
Puffy paint
Iron-on patches
Cloth tape or colored duct tape
8 adhesive-backed magnets (4 for each pocket), each at least 1/8 inch thick

Instructions

1. Start by having your child cut each back pocket from the jeans. (Make sure she gets the material it's attached to as well and not just the pocket.) She should cut closely around the three sewn edges of the
pocket, but leave an extra inch of material on the back piece, above the pocket opening.

2. Now she can start decorating, first attaching any iron-on patches

according to the package directions. Once the ironing is done, she

can apply puffy paint designs.

3. Let the paint dry. Then, with the pocket facedown, fold the 1-inch flap

of material along the pocket's top edge and secure it against the back

of the pocket with the tape.

4. Finally, affix a magnet to each corner of the pocket (add a dab of

tacky glue for an even stronger hold, if needed), and it's ready for

hanging in a school locker.

 

Back to school recipes:

APPLE LADYBUG TREATS

Ingredients

• 2 red apples
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
• 8 thin pretzel sticks

 Directions

• Slice apples in half from top to bottom and scoop out the cores using a knife or melon baller. If you have an apple corer, core them first, and then slice. Place each apple half flat side down on a small plate.
• Dab peanut butter on to the back of the 'lady bug', and then stick raisins onto the dabs for spots. Use this method to make eyes too. Stick one end of each pretzel stick into a raisin, and then press the other end into the apples to make antennae.

 

August theme

“My Wonderful World”

Week One Unit Theme – I am Special Books: I AM a Lovable ME!
Week Two Unit Theme – My Family Books: Who’s in my family
Week Three Unit Theme – My Friends Books: A Rainbow of friends
Week Four Unit Theme – My School Books: I love school
Week Five Unit Theme – My Neighborhood Books: The neighborhood mother goose